Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-26
THREE BLOCKS IN RUINS.
Marinette Visited by Destructive In
cendiary Fire.

Marinette Visited by Destructive In
cendiary Fire.
MARINETTE, Wis, Oct. 20.-This city
was visited by a most destructive fire
last night; in fact, the worst that has
ever visited the city. 1t broke out about
1 o'clock in Charles Reineke's grocery
on Main Street and spread so rapidly
that before it could be gotten under con-
troll over forty buildings were consumed,
sweeping away an entire block. Of one
side of the street and two blocks upon
the other.
The scene of the fire is in what was
the thickest business portion of the city
and comprised many wooden buildings
which, with their contents, served to
spread the flames rapidly. At this early
hour it is practically impossible to esti-
mate the loss, but it will probably reach
100000. With but few exceptions the
firms burned out saved the most of their
stocks of goods except the fixtures, and
some of them are already making ar
rangements to open again. Watson
Bros. are about as heavy losers as any
body, for besides their stock of stoves
and hardware their building was the
have been fre-proof But there were
no shutters to the front windows and
the flames went through them like
paper.
The following is a list of the losers,
but it Is impossible to get at any Of them,
and learn their losses and insurance,
there is so much excitement: Watson
Bros, hardware store and building; G.
j. Hatch, grocery store; Gus. Relnke,
saloon and building; Charles Reinke,
grocery store and building; M. j.
Moran, shoe store; Mrs. Perkins, two
store buildings; Hastings & Trotier,
meat market; S. j. Verhalen, grocery
store; NJ. H. Loughead, jewelry stock
and building; E. l.. Williams, hardware
stock and building.
The above losses were on the side of
the street upon which the fire broke
out. Jumping across the street it took
the building occupied by A. j. Doughty
as a jewelry store and 0. B. Prime as
a dry goods store, owned by T. A. Hay,
of New York; Jos. Brown, harness shop;
Ackrlll & Tate, two buildings; Mrs. II.
S. Loomas, millinery; Fred Schleihs,
shoe shop; Amy Clish, barber shop; P.
c. Nelson, merchant tailor; Grand Union
tea store; Johnston Bros, general mer-
chandise and two store buildings: Mrs.
NJ. Graves, millinery stock; Prof. WEIGH,
household goods and musical instru-
ments; DIR. Lund, Office and residence;
Mrs. Herrick, notions; Mrs. M. D.
Sweet, millinery; Mrs. c. A. Suits, drug
stock and building; Murphy & Hill,
paints and oils; John Swalwell, two
brick buildings; j. c. Lance q Co.,
dry goods and clothing; Jas. Sweenie,
residence and household goods; J. H.
Martin. household goods; Geo. L. Rids-
dale, agent for Domestic sewing ma
chimes. household goods; JOS. Eggner,
saloon, fixtures and household goods;
Matt Stolz, saloon and household
goods; Geo. Hawkins, two store build
ings; Hitchon & Lahitt, blacksmith,
wagon and paint shop and large
amount of new work; Mrs. A. Hitchon,
two residences; Robt. Hitchon, resi-
dence; A. McGinly, household goods;
w. B. Hogan, household goods; F. B.
Lowell two cottages.
In addition to the above quite num-
Der OF families were living IN upper
stories who lost all or part of their De-
lOnginps